Women and children constitute 90% of Eritreans crossing over into Ethiopia following the reopening of border crossing between the two countries. According to ACAPS, a Geneva-based group tracking over 40 crises around the world, the number of refugees continues to rise sharply. On the Ethiopian New Year – September 11, 2018 – border crossings were jointly opened by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. 90% of the new arrivals are women and children, in contrast with the current population of the Eritrean camps in Tigray, where young men were the majority. “90% of the new arrivals are women and children, in contrast with the current population of the Eritrean camps in Tigray, where young men were the majority.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2018 14:45 UTC